If the usual St. Patrick’s Day scene—green beer, shoulder-to-shoulder bars—feels tired (or honestly, a little gross), we’ve rounded up a list of quirky alternatives for you.

The first-ever Manistee County Restaurant Week invites foodies to explore special menus and deals at more than a dozen local dining spots during the quiet shoulder season. Former Manistee resident and ...

Renters face soaring prices, fleeting listings and fierce competition in Northern Michigan. Here’s how to still find ways to make it work.

Northern Michigan’s favorite competition returns! Who will make this year’s Red Hot Best list? Tell us who you think deserves the spotlight.

Deep in the thundering heart of a spring blizzard, an intrepid angler leads an unsuspecting friend into the joys of early-season steelheading. Author Dave Karczynski shares an exclusive story from his ...

For Traverse City foodies, February is the most wonderful time of the year. Here’s what we’re looking forward to during Traverse City Restaurant Week. I’m intrigued by the dinner menu pivot for this ...

Retreat to this NoMI snow globe, where forests replace four walls. The geodesic dome I’m calling home for tonight is glowing in the hush of the woods. I glance back, dressed in a robe and flip flops I ...

The monoslope metal roof adds a modern vibe—and sheds snow quickly during winter. On the front porch, the vertical steel I-beam was repurposed from the original cottage. / photo courtesy of Joseph ...

All this Olympic coverage got you thinking about trying ski jumping? Curling? Hopping on a luge run? Here’s where you can go for the gold (or at least pretend to). Winter doesn’t slow things down in ...

75 musicians, eight stages and five hours of all-afternoon folk performances in the historic Village at Grand Traverse Commons. Folkies, music freaks and anyone craving a midwinter pick-me-up, it’s ...

Join the action at Marquette Mountain Resort for a Midwest showdown open to all ages and modes. Day one brings Super G and GS to the steep, sweeping terrain of Cliffs Ridge. Day two turns up the heat ...